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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

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by Kate Summerscale
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kate Summerscale, Alexandra Wood (Adapted by)Publish date:4/16/2024Pages:72
Language:EnglishPublisher:Nick Hern BooksISBN-13:9781839042409ISBN-10:1839042400UPC:9781839042409Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Women Authors, EuropeanBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.60 x 4.90 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCV61ZKSG6

Summer 1860, an elegant country house, a young boy is found dead in an outside privy. All clues point towards the murderer being a member of the grieving household.

Called to the scene is the most celebrated detective of his day, Jonathan Whicher from Scotland Yard. But this case challenges him in ways he's never been challenged before.

Over twenty years later, still haunted by the case, Whicher visits the murderer. As they replay the past, they start to question the nature of truth, the desire for certainty and the possibility of redemption.

This compelling stage adaptation of Kate Summerscale's gripping bestseller opened at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in May 2023.

This ensemble piece provides rich opportunities for companies looking to intrigue their audiences with a fresh take on a dark Victorian mystery.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Nick Hern BooksISBN-13:9781839042409ISBN-10:1839042400UPC:9781839042409Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Women Authors, EuropeanBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.60 x 4.90 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCV61ZKSG6

Alexandra Wood is a UK playwright whose plays include: an adaptation of Kate Summerscale's The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (Watermill Theatre, 2023); The Tyler Sisters (Hampstead Theatre, 2019); The Human Ear (Paines Plough, 2015); Ages (Old Vic New Voices); an English version of Manfred Karge's Man to Man (Wales Millennium Centre); Merit (Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2015); The Initiate (Paines Plough, 2014; winner of Scotsman Fringe First); an adaptation of Jung Chang's Wild Swans (ART/Young Vic); The Empty Quarter (Hampstead Theatre, 2013); The Centre (Islington Community Theatre); Decade (co-writer, Headlong); Unbroken (Gate Theatre, London, 2009); The Lion's Mouth (Royal Court Rough Cuts); The Eleventh Capital (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2007) and the radio play Twelve Years (BBC Radio 4).

She is a winner of the George Devine Award (for The Eleventh Capital) and was the Big Room Playwright-in-residence at Paines Plough in 2013.


Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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Kate Summerscale, Alexandra Wood (Adapted by)

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Kate Summerscale

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